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1
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Long poems that tell stories of heroes.

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Epics

2
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The science of building.

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Architecture

3
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A pyramid-shaped, temple tower.

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Ziggurat

4
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A ruler of a kingdom or empire.

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Monarch

5
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A two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart.

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Chariot

6
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A set of letters that can be combined to form words.

A

Alphabet

7
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A unit of soldiers who ride horses.

A

Cavalry

8
Q

An arc of good farmland in Mesopotamia.

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Fertile Crescent

9
Q

Small dirt and rocks in a river.

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Silt

10
Q

When societies settle in one spot and become organized.

A

Civilization.

11
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To move water to dry land.

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Irrigation

12
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Man-made waterways.

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Canals

13
Q

More than what you need.

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Surplus

14
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When people can specialize in one job.

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Division of labor.

15
Q

In the City.

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Urban

16
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In the countryside.

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Rural

17
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Land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.

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Empire

18
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The belief in more than one god.

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Polytheism

19
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A political unit consisting of a city and the land that surrounds it.

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City-State

20
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People who perform religious ceremonies.

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Priests

21
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Division of society by a person’s rank or status.

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Social Hierarchy

22
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The writing system of ancient Mesopotamia

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Cuneiform

23
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Picture symbols

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Pictographs

24
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A Person whose job is to write.

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Scribe